Vocabulary : Richweed to Ricinus

Richweed : An herb (Pilea pumila) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also clearweed.
Ricinelaidic : Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of ricinoleic acid obtained as a white crystalline solid.
Ricinelaidin : The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid.
Ricinic : Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, designating an acid now called ricinoleic acid.
Ricinine : A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil plant.

Ricinoleate : A salt of ricinoleic acid; -- formerly called palmate.
Ricinoleic : Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, C/H/O/ with a harsh taste. Formerly written ricinolic.
Ricinolein : The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called palmin.
Ricinolic : Ricinoleic.
Ricinus : A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi.

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